GlycoSolutions Hiring to Meet Rising Demand

Marlboro-based GlycoSolutions, which tests biological drugs for safety and consistency, is hiring. Since July 2012, when I last spoke with Elizabeth Higgins, GlycoSolutions founder and chief executive officer, the 11-year-old company has broadened its services and is enjoying a big spurt of interest from clients. GlycoSolutions is a contract research organization that helps biotech and pharmaceutical companies with drug development. Drugs can take at least 10 years and a billion dollars to go from finding a candidate compound to a product that consumers can use. Getting there requires companies to survive a gauntlet of tests designed to determine if a potential new drug is effective, safe and can be manufactured at high quality and at a cost below the price the company charges customers. GlycoSolutions helps clients assess whether a drug candidate is promising and develop manufacturing processes consistent with rigorous quality standards.